Care Homes in High Peak
High Peak has 6 CQC registered care homes. 2 are rated Good, 3 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 4 of the 6 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
High Peak at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in High Peak, to help you judge the options below.
- Derbyshire County Council pays, residential care: £974 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,233 to £1,449, median £1,356
- Care home beds filled across Derbyshire: 80%. The 12 month average is 80%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 62. Derbyshire average is 73.
- People aged 75 and over: 10,700. Rising to 12,700 by 2035, up 19%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 1 opened, 2 closed. 4 changed owner, covering 120 beds.
- Who pays, across Derbyshire (estimate): 41% council, 38% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,400. Rising to 1,700 by 2035, up 28%
- People aged 85 and over: 2,500. Rising to 4,000 by 2035, up 60%
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What residential care in High Peak involves, and what to look for
Three of the five homes covering High Peak currently sit below Good, which is an uncomfortable starting point and also the best possible reason to read rather than guess. A residential care home provides a room, meals, personal care and supervision at any hour, with district nurses and general practitioners visiting as required, and all five here hold that same registration.
Working through the inspection record
Watford House Residential Home and Tarry Hill are each rated Good. Welby Croft Residential Home, Whitestones Care Home and Phoenix Lodge have each been told they require improvement. That phrase covers a wide range in practice: some judgements turn on record keeping, medicines audits or a staffing shortfall that has since been filled, while others describe failings closer to the heart of daily care. The only way to tell which you are looking at is to read the report, note the date of the inspection, and ask the manager what has changed since.
Questions that matter most here
Where a home is working to improve, ask what the specific findings were and what has been done about each one, then ask who is checking that the changes have stuck. Ask how long the current manager has been in post, since a recent change of management often explains both a poor rating and a genuine recovery. Ask about staffing overnight, about turnover among the care team, and about what happens when a resident's needs increase. Go unannounced, go at a mealtime, and watch whether people are helped without being hurried.
Getting an assessment and funding a place
The care needs assessment
Anyone who appears to need care may request an assessment, either for themselves or, with that person's agreement, on their behalf. It is free, it carries no means test, and it records what the person can still manage, where the risks have grown and whether support at home could reasonably continue. Derbyshire County Council is responsible for carrying it out and for the financial assessment that follows. Ask for both outcomes in writing before you begin discussing placements.
Fees and contributions
What a family pays follows the financial assessment rather than the level of need. Below the national threshold for capital and income the council contributes at the rate it sets for a residential placement, and above it the home is paid for privately. Charges differ between these homes according to the room and the support involved, so ask each for a written schedule separating the weekly fee from extras, and settle the position on top up payments, fee reviews and hospital admissions.
6 care homes in High Peak
- Welby Croft Residential Home · High Peak, Derbyshire · CQC Requires improvement
- Watford House Residential Home · High Peak, Derbyshire · CQC Good
- Whitestones Care Home · High Peak, Derbyshire · CQC Requires improvement
- Tarry Hill · High Peak, Derbyshire · CQC Good
- Phoenix Lodge · High Peak, Derbyshire · CQC Requires improvement
- Watford House Care Home · High Peak, Derbyshire
What care costs in Derbyshire, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care East Midlands figure, because too few Derbyshire homes publish this price. 34 homes. Median £1,356. | £974 | £1,233 to £1,449 |
| Nursing care England figure, because too few Derbyshire homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916. | £1,118 | £1,600 to £2,071 |
| Residential dementia care East Midlands figure, because too few Derbyshire homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,350. | Not published separately | £1,278 to £1,475 |
| Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few Derbyshire homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050. | Not published separately | £1,890 to £2,221 |
Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
Inspected most recently
- Watford House Residential Home, 22 May 2024, Good
- Whitestones Care Home, 20 January 2023, Requires improvement
- Tarry Hill, 29 January 2022, Good
Longest since a report
- Welby Croft Residential Home, 12 January 2019, Requires improvement
- Phoenix Lodge, 13 November 2020, Requires improvement
- Tarry Hill, 29 January 2022, Good
Frequently asked questions about care homes in High Peak
How many care homes are there in High Peak?
High Peak has 6 CQC registered care homes: 2 Good, 3 Requires improvement, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does a care home cost in High Peak?
Derbyshire County Council pays an average of £974 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,233 to £1,449 a week. East Midlands figure, because too few Derbyshire homes publish this price. 34 homes. Median £1,356. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.
Which care homes in High Peak were inspected most recently?
Watford House Residential Home (22 May 2024), Whitestones Care Home (20 January 2023) and Tarry Hill (29 January 2022) have the most recent CQC reports.